Developing Leaders at Random

Lisa J. Downs, CPLP

In an April 13 podcast of the National Public Radio (NPR) program “Science Friday,” Mark Abrahams, a columnist for The Guardian, shared that three Italian physicists, Alessandro Pluchino, Andrea Rapisarda, and Cesare Garofalo, developed a mathematical formul... More »

The Happiest Companies for Young Professionals

ASTD Staff

(From Forbes) -- Do you envy those who go to work every day truly cheerful and eager? You can be that happy, too. Just land a job at Nordstrom, GlaxoSmithKline or FedEx. More »

Short-Term New Hire Performance More Valuable Than Retention

ASTD Staff

(From Chief Learning Officer) -- New professional and managerial level employees face a make-or-break “race for impact” as businesses demand more from staff during the tough economic climate, according to a global study from recruitment services firm Futures... More »

Managers-Step It Up

Jane R. Flagello

The current challenges facing managers in all types of organizations (private, non-profit and government) are unprecedented. In my mind, one of the most critical challenges facing managers right now concerns their ability to bring out the best in others. Yes, developing... More »

Human Capital Management Predicts Stock Prices

Laurie Bassi

For more than ten years, investment advisers Laurie Bassi and Dan McMurrer have created portfolios that outperform the S&P 500. Their secret? Their portfolios consist of organizations that have superior human capital management practices. Laurie and Dan believe - an... More »